The Chicago area will face all manner of severe weather threats on Thursday, including a chance of damaging winds, large hail and even tornadoes.
According to the Storm Prediction Center, a swath of northeastern Illinois, including McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, and Cook counties, is at an “enhanced” risk of severe weather, the third of five levels of storm potential.
Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties in northwest Indiana are also at that threat level…